Background
Nienhuis, Gerard was born on June 8, 1944 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Son of Klaas and Anna (Wijsmuller) Nienhuis.
Nienhuis, Gerard was born on June 8, 1944 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Son of Klaas and Anna (Wijsmuller) Nienhuis.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1970.
Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1970-1971; teacher, U. Utrecht, 1971-1989; professor physics, U. Utrecht, 1989-1991; professor physics, U. Leiden, The Netherlands, 1985-1989, 91-. Board directors Stichting Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie, Utrecht, Optics and Quantum Electronics. Guest professor of University Paris, 1979, 86, 89, 93.
President, board directors International Christian Study Center, Amsterdam, 1977-1985. Member Dutch Physical Society, European Physical Society (board directors Atomic Physics, since 1985), International Union Pure and Applied Physics (committee on artomic and molecular physics).
Married Pollyanna Johanna Buma, April 3, 1970. Children: Kirsten M., Esther B., Eline D.